John Lennard teaches at the Universities of Cambridge and Notre Dame, and for the British American Drama Academy in London. He is the author of 'But I Digress' (1991), the best-selling 'The Poetry Handbook' (1996), and an on-line guide, 'Reading Contemporary Poetry' (2001).Mary Luckhurst is Lecturer in Modern Drama at the University of York. She is an award-winning playwright, and has worked as a director. She has edited 'The Creative Writing Handbook', 'On Directing' (2001), and 'On Acting' (forthcoming 2002) for Faber and Faber.

Could be read with profit and pleasure by any theatregoer.

• I. PERFORMANCE, NOTATION, TEXT; II. READING STRUCTURES; III. DEFINING ARCHITECTURES; IV. PERSONNEL IN PROCESS; V. THEATRE TODAY; VI. EXAM CONDITIONS; GLOSSARY; INDEX OF PERSONS; INDEX OF PLAYS; BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER READING

John Lennard teaches at the Universities of Cambridge and Notre Dame, and for the British American Drama Academy in London. He is the author of 'But I Digress' (1991), the best-selling 'The Poetry Handbook' (1996), and an on-line guide, 'Reading Contemporary Poetry' (2001).Mary Luckhurst is Lecturer in Modern Drama at the University of York. She is an award-winning playwright, and has worked as a director. She has edited 'The Creative Writing Handbook', 'On Directing' (2001), and 'On Acting' (forthcoming 2002) for Faber and Faber.

Could be read with profit and pleasure by any theatregoer.

• I. PERFORMANCE, NOTATION, TEXT; II. READING STRUCTURES; III. DEFINING ARCHITECTURES; IV. PERSONNEL IN PROCESS; V. THEATRE TODAY; VI. EXAM CONDITIONS; GLOSSARY; INDEX OF PERSONS; INDEX OF PLAYS; BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER READING